January 1, 2027 Effective Date

Regulations Effective January 1, 2027 (Regulations Filed With The Secretary of State from September 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026 Inclusive)

Government Code sections 11343 and 11344 (as amended by Statutes 2012, chapter 295 (SB 1099)) require an agency to post regulations approved by OAL and filed with the Secretary of State on that agency’s website in an easily marked and identifiable location. The regulations must be posted within 15 days of OAL filing a state agency’s regulation with the Secretary of State.  This information must be kept on the agency’s website for at least six months. This is a table of agency links for approved regulations filed with the Secretary of State within the time frame set forth above.

Agency OAL File NumberSubject
Title(s) and Section(s)Date Filed with Secretary of StateAgency Link of Approved Regulations
Board of Forestry and Fire Protection2026-0910-02SGeographically Overlapping Harvesting PermitsTitle 14

Amend:
1038, 1038.1		October 12, 2026Approved Regulation text
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery2026-0917-04ECovered Battery-Embedded Waste Recycling FeeTitle 14

Amend:
18660.40		September 22, 2026Approved Regulation texthttps://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/Docs/Web/140116
California Horse Racing Board2026-0901-03SRMaximum Age a Horse May Race or WorkoutTitle 4

Amend:
1588,1878		October 6, 2026Approved Regulation text
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration2026-0817-03SApplication of the Fee Collection Procedures LawTitle 18

Amend:
3500		September 22, 2026Approved Regulation text
Department of General Services2026-0813-02SRAssembly Bill 2019/2974 Proposed SB/DVBE RegulationsTitle 2

Amend:
1896.4, 1896.5, 1896.6, 1896.8, 1896.12, 1896.13, 1896.16, 1896.81, 1896.84		September 25, 2026Approved Regulation text
Board of Education2026-0727-03SEarly Start Eligibility Criteria AlignmentTitle 5

Amend:
3030, 3031		September 8, 2026Approved Regulation text
Department of Food and Agriculture2026-0807-01SPink Bollworm Interior QuarantineTitle 3

Repeal:
3409		September 9, 2026Approved Regulation text
ScholarShare Investment Board2026-0804-03SRCalKIDS ProgramTitle 5

Amend:
31010, 31016, 31018		September 9, 2026Approved Regulation text
Department of Food and Agriculture2026-0729-01SROak Mortality Disease ControlTitle 3

Amend:
3700		September 8, 2026

Approved Regulation text
Department of Food and Agriculture2026-0803-02SGuava Root-Knot Nematode Eradication AreaTitle 3

Adopt:
3591.34		September 9, 2026

Approved Regulation text
Department of Food and Agriculture2026-0804-02SLethal Yellowing and Lethal Decline of PalmTitle 3

Amend:
3282		September 10, 2026

Approved Regulation text
Department of Justice2026-0727-02SRNotice of Law Enforcement Sales/Transfers of Unsafe HandgunsTitle 11

Adopt:
4341, 4342, 4343, 4344		September 8, 2026

Approved Regulation Link
California Victim Compensation Board2026-0730-01SVictim CompensationTitle 2

Adopt:
649.29.1, 649.29.2

Amend:
649.26		September 10, 2026

Approved Regulation text